diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp
index cc6a4c225a..a93fef46a5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp
@@ -1642,8 +1642,19 @@ bool DrawUtil::isCosmeticEdge(App::DocumentObject* owner, std::string element)
 {
     auto ownerView = static_cast<TechDraw::DrawViewPart*>(owner);
     auto edge = ownerView->getEdge(element);
-    if (edge) {
-        return edge->getCosmetic();
+    if (edge && edge->source() == 1 && edge->getCosmetic()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+// true if owner->element is a center line
+bool DrawUtil::isCenterLine(App::DocumentObject* owner, std::string element)
+{
+    auto ownerView = static_cast<TechDraw::DrawViewPart*>(owner);
+    auto edge = ownerView->getEdge(element);
+    if (edge && edge->source() == 2 && edge->getCosmetic()) {
+        return true;
     }
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h
index bbb7a64120..6bbfae570c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ public:
 
     static bool isCosmeticVertex(App::DocumentObject* owner, std::string element);
     static bool isCosmeticEdge(App::DocumentObject* owner, std::string element);
+    static bool isCenterLine(App::DocumentObject* owner, std::string element);
 
     //debugging routines
     static void dumpVertexes(const char* text, const TopoDS_Shape& s);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.cpp
index 1340e668b4..847d07edb9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderViewPart.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewMulti.h>
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/LineGroup.h>
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/Cosmetic.h>
+#include <Mod/TechDraw/App/CenterLine.h>
 
 #include "PreferencesGui.h"
 #include "QGIView.h"
@@ -360,7 +361,8 @@ std::vector<std::string> ViewProviderViewPart::getSelectedCosmetics(std::vector<
                 result.emplace_back(sub);
             }
         } else if (DU::getGeomTypeFromName(sub) == "Edge") {
-            if (DU::isCosmeticEdge(getViewObject(), sub)) {
+            if (DU::isCosmeticEdge(getViewObject(), sub)  ||
+                DU::isCenterLine(getViewObject(), sub)) {
                 result.emplace_back(sub);
             }
         }
@@ -380,9 +382,16 @@ void ViewProviderViewPart::deleteCosmeticElements(std::vector<std::string> remov
         }
         if (DU::getGeomTypeFromName(name) == "Edge") {
             CosmeticEdge* edge = getViewObject()->getCosmeticEdgeBySelection(name);
-            // if not edge, something has gone very wrong!
-            getViewObject()->removeCosmeticEdge(edge->getTagAsString());
-            continue;
+            if (edge) {
+                // if not edge, something has gone very wrong!
+                getViewObject()->removeCosmeticEdge(edge->getTagAsString());
+                continue;
+            }
+            CenterLine* line = getViewObject()->getCenterLineBySelection(name);
+            if (line) {
+                getViewObject()->removeCenterLine(line->getTagAsString());
+                continue;
+            }
         }
     }
 }